Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge

Fulfilling a California Public Utilities Commission requirement, the pedestrian bridge will provide a safe crossing over a heavily traveled Harbor Drive and existing train and trolley tracks, facilitating the completion of the vehicular intersection at Harbor Drive and Park Boulevard. The project will complete a 100- year old vision of a Park-to-Bay Link, connecting two important regional assets: Balboa Park and San Diego Bay. The bridge will enable the re-opening of the at-grade crossing to vehicles, improving traffic circulation and access to and from the waterfront and Barrio Logan. It will also connect the 2,000-space Port of San Diego parking garage with Park Boulevard. Located next to PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres, the bridge will safely connect stadium visitors to the other side of Harbor Drive and the Bay. The at-grade crossing will include pedestrian barriers and enhanced safety crossing technologies.

Harbor Drive North Click for full-size view [PDF 74KB]	Harbor Drive South Click for full-size view [PDF 69KB]

Invitation to Bid
CCDC will issue an Invitation to Bid Construction for the Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge project. More details are coming soon, click here or visit the Business Opportunities section of www.ccdc.com

Approved General Contractors
List of General Contractors Eligible to Bid the Project

Project Details

• 500' curved span
• 130' center angled pylon
• 16' wide/3' thick concrete deck, 25' above harbor drive
• Stainless steel wrapped suspension cable railing
• Enhanced lighting above/below bridge deck & on center pylon
• 2-car, glass elevator tower on north side
• Landscaped plazas on north/south sides
• Public art program throughout

Aerial View Click for full-size view [PDF 378KB]

Project Team

• Lead Bridge Engineer — T.Y. Lin International
• Architect — Safdie Rabines
• Structural Engineering — Strasky & Anatech
• Landscape Architect — Spurlock Poirier
• Civil Engineer — Lintvedt Mccoll
• Lighting, MEP, Vertical Transportation — Syska Hennessey
• Environmental Planning — Project Design Consultants
• Geotechnical Engineering — Ninyo & Moore
• CM, Cost Estimating — Hazard Construction
• Community Relations — Katz & Associates
• Public Art — Mathieu Gregoire
• Railroad/PUC Coordination, Traffic Engineering — Wilson & Company

Project Purpose and Need

• Safe pedestrian crossing of railroad tracks
• Open at-grade crossing to vehicles, improve circulation in surrounding areas
• Complete Park to Bay Link vision

Community Participation

• Public forum outreach events held in fall 2004
• Four conceptual designs presented: space truss, steel cable stay, self-anchored suspension
• Self anchored suspension bridge type recommended overwhelmingly

Deck Rendering Click for full-size view [PDF 54KB]

Updates
Since the public forums for the bridge design there have been meetings for discussion open to the public, including CCDC Board Meetings and Redevelopment Agency Meetings.

Planned Next Steps
Invitation to Bid - August
Bid Opening - September
Presented to CCDC Board of Directors - October
Presented to City Council - November
Award Contract